Chapter 92: Walking on Thin ice
Chapter 92: Walking on Thin ice
Jing He tidied up Ghostskull and set off to find Ziroona.
After dealing with the "paralyzed" and "poisoned" effects, Jing he pursued her.
Not wanting to bother her, he let Ziroona buy her own ice cream, probably enough for the night.
Besides, she still had money on her, and if she waited until the next day, it would just be more trouble, especially with the mixed double attacks from garchomp and luxray.
Finding Ziroona wasn't difficult.
Not to mention ghostskull's ability to walk through walls, little sixtail had long memorized her scent and found her after passing two corners and reaching a bustling street.
The night market in Canaz city might not surpass the Golden city in Guandu region, but it was still a significant local feature.
The entire street was illuminated by the colorful neon lights, resembling daylight, and the winding, curving night market, stretching nearly a kilometer, illustrated the prosperity of Canaz city.
From far away, he saw an ice cream cart, and Ziroona was bent over, focusing intently picking out ice cream.
Now in autumn, the ice cream cart was only attended by her.
Seeing the owner’s awkward and embarrassed expression, it was clear that Ziroona had been choosing for a while.
Jing he slowly approached and faintly heard,
"Strawberry and chocolate, please."
Before Jing he could speak, ghostskull saw the ice cream and his eyes lit up, directly scaring the owner into a jump.
Jing he laughed and pressed ghostskull back, explaining to the owner,
"Boss, triple fudge with four servings, please."
"Sure!"
The owner breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly responded.
Ziroona looked at jing he,
"Tsk."
Jing he clicked his tongue and slightly raised his head, looking up at the night sky, "What's the matter, the moon is quite round today, you know?"
"Kie?"
Ghostskull placed his hand over his eyes, looking around, but couldn’t see the moon.
Where's the moon?
Jing he’s cheek twitched.
Ziroona covered her mouth and giggled, passing over the six tail to jing he.
"Here, your ice cream."
The owner quickly took it away.
"Thank you." Jing he hurriedly said.
Then he passed one to ziroona, and under ghostskull’s heated gaze, he gave one to ghostskull and one to six tail.
"Thank you."
Ziroona softly thanked him, delicately licking.
Eating ice cream in autumn was still a bit cold, and she closed her eyes after a lick.
Unlike ghostskull.
A big lick.
"Kie? Σ(д ll)"
Ghostskull stared blankly at the ice cream cone.
The old man’s ice cream?
Then he glanced back at jing he.
Jing he sighed, could only go back and buy one more for him.
The two then headed towards the bustling night market.
"Actually, you don't need to worry about what flavor to buy, just get them all."
For ziroona, who had a strong case of indecision, it was actually through ghostskull that jing he passed on an idea.
Could it, slightly "cured "a bit.
"Uh," ziroona nodded, "That's how it was done before."
"Before?"
Jing he paused.
Listening to her continue,
"Before, when buying clothes, I also had trouble choosing, so I just let the mall choose. Later, I found it was actually more fun to slowly pick."
The whole mall?
"That's fine."
Ziroona’s "ill," he couldn’t really "cure."
Because the worries of the rich, he couldn’t empathize.
Perhaps he and ziroona would have a bit of a common language.
The two then slightly strolled, buying a few snacks and treats before jing he sent ziroona back to the hotel.
At the hotel door, just as he was about to leave, he heard ziroona ask,
"Are you going upstairs?"
Jing He glanced up at the dark, starless sky.
"Doesn't seem right," he muttered.
Five minutes later.
"Good night."
Bang!
Standing at the door of his room, Jing He held a Vulpix in one arm and a TM for Shadow Ball in the other.
"Keh keh keh~"
Gengar, standing nearby, wore a mischievous grin.
Should I help you open the door? Gengar's eyes twinkled with mischief.
Jing He's forehead creased with a black line.
Are you trying to see if Garchomp's scythe isn't sharp enough?
"Was it really for this thing?"
He shook the TM in his hand.
For this item, he had almost missed out on the "Five-Stage Equal Split."
"Keh!"
Gengar quickly responded, emphasizing the value.
It's worth at least a hundred thousand!
For a moment, Jing He was speechless, unsure whether to be pleased or annoyed.
Because the TM for Shadow Ball was worth more than a hundred thousand.
The process of obtaining it...
It wasn't until he stepped out of the hotel again that he let out a long sigh.
"Today was like walking on thin ice."
Fortunately, the matter was finally over.
What he didn't know was that many small companies had gone bankrupt that day, trying to capitalize on the photo of Anabel.
Back home, Jing He collapsed onto the sofa, unusually lacking the enthusiasm to make energy cubes. He had planned to buy a batch of berries today, but Cynthia's unexpected visit had prevented that.
"But it's not all bad."
He had earned a million from the Golem's "treatment" fee, won a Dragon Fang from Shizuka, and obtained the TM for Shadow Ball for Gengar.
In total, his earnings for the day were well over two million!
"Raising these two is really tough."
Jing He looked at Gengar and Vulpix with a mix of exasperation and affection.
Gengar was intently studying the TM for Shadow Ball. For Gengar, its offensive options were limited. Besides Double Team, it didn't have many powerful moves, often relying on debuffs to wear down opponents. However, in a situation like today, where it faced a Dratini with the Shed Skin ability, Gengar's effectiveness was significantly reduced. Learning Shadow Ball would help address this weakness.
"Keh keh keh—"
Gengar nodded earnestly, occasionally separating a Substitute from its body, as if studying something that gave Jing He an uneasy feeling.
You're not really planning to use Substitute to cast spells, are you?
That would get you banned by the League, right?
But seeing Gengar's repeated failures, Jing He realized that such a feat was nearly impossible, if not entirely unachievable.
On the other side, Vulpix was busy with its "snowman-building project."
After the battle with Dratini, Vulpix had gained a lot. It realized that building snowmen could be used in battles, which increased its interest in the activity even more.
Moreover, Jing He had encouraged Vulpix to use its psychic abilities to build the snowmen. This not only made the process faster but also helped Vulpix improve its control over its psychic powers.
Although the two Pokemon were developing in somewhat unconventional ways, they were both quite diligent. This brought a slight sense of relief to Jing He.
After resting for a while, Jing He got up to take a shower. As he passed the cabinet, he noticed something.
Did that Poke Ball just shake?
This realization hit him.
Perhaps my third "little one" will be "created" in a few days.
After discussing with the editor, it should go live on the 14th at noon, which is Friday at 12 PM. Apologies for the slight delay in updates.
(End of Chapter)
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